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poetic

[poh-et-ik] / poʊˈɛt ɪk /


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Ammons reacted uneasily to Bloom’s praise and felt the critic failed to recognize his poetic impulses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

It would be a poetic way to bow out, whether the title is won or not.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

But the journey there is richly rendered through Harris’ poetic sensibility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Dante Alighieri's Inferno may contain more than religious symbolism and poetic imagination.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

I loved the dance, and particularly enjoyed learning the lyrics, because they were poetic and it improved my vocabulary.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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